29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936

Happy 137th Birthday G.K. Chesterton!! :)

 

High in the wreck I held the cup,
I clutched my rusty sword,
I cocked my tattered feather
To the glory of the Lord.
Not undone were the heaven and earth,
This hollow world thrown up,
Before one man had stood up straight,
And drained it like a cup.

 

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